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    Jibt _tip Hlaglvgbn^`y Agvgbn Agfl Mlsus Gs Bit Lbiun`

    Hy= Ego`kla L. ^gttelr

    Cubjkelbtkagsts gepay t`kt gt jilsbt ekttlr

    `iw wl agvl ks aibn ks wl hlaglvl gb Mlsus,

    w`gal siel Lelrnlbt O`rgstgkbs rlspibj t`kt

    gt jilsbt ekttlr w`kt wl hlaglvl ks aibn ks

    wl agvl agfl `ge. Z`liaingkb Ego`kla ^gttelrokaas hit` sgjls iut ic hiubjs kbj orkcts k

    t`grj wky t`kt rltkgbs t`l gbsgn`ts ic lko`. @l

    lxkegbls tlb fly qulstgibs t`kt oibcribt

    oibtlepirkry O`rgstgkbs kbj s`iws w`y hit`

    rgn`t hlaglc kbj rgn`t prkotgol krl blolsskry cir

    kut`lbtgo O`rgstgkbgty. Nlbugbl O`rgstgkbs

    blvlr stip slrvgbn hlokusl t`ly blvlr stip

    aivgbn, kbj t`ly blvlr stip aivgbn hlokusl

    t`ly blvlr stip hlaglvgbn.

    Alkrb Eirl |]ibjlrvkb ib _orghj |]ibjlrvkb.oie

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    Egfl ^gttelr wgslay bkvgnktls t`riun` t`l riun` wktlrs icO`rgstgkb lxtrlegse, s`iwgbn t`kt rihust t`liaingoka oibclssgib(hlaglc) kbj O`rgstagfl prkotgoka oiepkssgib (hl`kvgir) krl kawkyselkbt ti ni `kbj gb `kbj.

    Zuaagkb Zo`gvgjmgkbTkstir ic Blw Ogty O`uro`, Oioibut Orllf, Cairgjk,

    kbj Kut`ir ic Ji G Fbiw Nij9

    Ib kaa sgjls O`rgstgkbs krl hlgbn prlsslj ti ekfl ckasl o`igols=jiotrgbl ir agcl, irt`ijixy ir irt`iprkxy, oibvgotgib ir `uegagty,ckgt` ir wirfs. Gb Jibt _tip Hlaglvgbn, Egfl ^gttelr o`kaalbnlst`gs typl ic t`gbfgbn kbj gbmlots k w`ial ait ic skbgty gbti oibtle-pirkry o`uro` agcl kbj jgsogpals`gp. Bi ibl w`i `ks kjiptlj iblsgjl ir it`lr ic t`lsl ckasl o`igols wgaa hl `kppy wgt` t`gs hiif, kbjwl wgaa kaa hl o`kaalbnlj, hut bihijy wgaa hl hirlj. Gt trlkts sielic t`l eist slrgius prihales kbj wibjlrcua ippirtubgtgls gb t`lo`uro` tijky wgt` nrlkt wgsjie, sgepagogty, kbj rlcrls`gbn oakrgty.

    Jr. Ego`kla @irtibM. Nrls`ke Eko`lb Triclssir ic _ystlektgo Z`liainy

    kbj Kpiainltgos^lstegbstlr _legbkry Okagcirbgk

    Ks k rkvgbn ckb ic agvgbnagfl Mlsus, G ke jlagn`tlj t`kt Ego`kla^gttelr ks si lcclotgvlay rlegbjlj us t`kt yiu okb rub ti Mlsus hut

    yiu okbt `gjl crie t`l gepirtkbt hlaglc struoturl t`kt ubjlrngrjst`l wky Mlsus agvlj. Z`gs gs kb gepirtkbt rlkj cir kaa ic us lspl-ogkaay cir t`isl ic us w`i wkbt ti gepkot iur wiraj wgt` t`l piwlric Mlsus prlslbol t`riun` us.

    Jr. Mislp` E. _tiwlaaTrlsgjlbt, Oirblrstibl \bgvlrsgty

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    Jibt _tip Hlaglvgbn

    Oipyrgn`t 8440 hy Ego`kla L. ^gttelr

    Xlqulsts cir gbcirektgib s`iuaj hl kjjrlsslj ti=

    ]ibjlrvkb, Nrkbj Xkpgjs, Ego`gnkb :7

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    Cir Akvlrbl kbj Ekry ^gttelr,w`i aivl t`lgr o`gajrlb eirl t`kb kbyibl oiuaj.

    Wiu nkvl us t`l jgsogpagbl ic `krj wirf,t`l jlagn`t ic paky, kbj t`l jlsgrl ti ciaaiw Mlsus.

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    OIBZLBZ_

    Agst ic Gaaustrktgibs ;;

    Kofbiwaljnelbts ;8

    Gbtrijuotgib= K Crglbjay ^krbgbn ;?

    ;. K Blw Fgbj ic O`rgstgkb 8;

    8. Eust Wiu Hlaglvl _ielt`gbn ti Hl _kvlj9 ?8

    ?. Ji Xgn`t Hlaglcs Nlt gb t`l ^ky ic Niij ^irfs9 :

    ;8. Z`l Cuturl Xubs t`riun` t`l Tkst ;3;

    Lpgainul ;>0

    Bitls ;04

    Jgsoussgib [ulstgibs 888

    Oksl _tujgls 883

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    ;;

    AG_Z IC GAA\_ZXKZGIB_

    4.; Oibtlepirkry Tlrsplotgvls ib Jiotrgbl kbj Lt`gos ;7

    ;.; O`kaalbnls ic Ouaturl ?4

    8.; Z`l Tlbjuaue ic Hlaglc kbj Lt`gos ?>

    8.8 ^`y ^l Eust Hlaglvl _ielt`gbn ti Hl _kvlj :4 8.? ^`kt O`rgstgkbs Hlaglvl :?

    ?.; K Tisteijlrb Ihmlotgib ti Jiotrgbka _tktlelbts :7

    ?.8 Xgn`t Hlaglc Trijuols Xgn`t Trkotgol

    :.; Krl Tlipal Niij ir Hkj9 3:

    :.8 Bkturka Niijblss 3 .; @iw Ji Tlipal Migb t`l O`uro`9 ;44

    >.8 ^`y Jgcclrlbt Tlipal Ji O`uro` Jgcclrlbtay ;4?

    >.? Oiehgbgbn Eijlrb kbj Tisteijlrb Sglws ic O`uro` ;43

    0.; @iw kbj @iw Ekby Krl _kvlj9 ;;?

    0.8 ^`lrl Gs t`l Fgbnjie ic Nij9 ;;7

    7.; ^`go` Agcl Ekttlrs9 ;8?

    ;4.; Z`l Eijlrb _truoturl ic Fbiwaljnl ;?>

    ;4.8 @iw Ji Wiu Fbiw9 ;:4

    ;4.? Z`l O`rgstgkb _truoturl ic Fbiwaljnl ;:?

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    KOFBI^ALJNELBZ_

    Ekby crglbjs jgagnlbtay rlkj kbj nkvl oibstruotgvl clljhkof tisgnbgcgokbt pirtgibs ic t`gs hiif. G ke gbjlhtlj ti t`l gbsgn`tsic ]ko` Hkrtlas, Hrgkb EoAkun`agb, Tkua Lbnal, Hlb Grwgb, Mge

    Xukrf, Mibkt`kb _`laaly, _lkb Xykb, Fky iij, O`rgs Hrlwlr, Mi`bJucc, Nkry Elkjirs, Jkvl Oibrkjs, Zie Aiwl, Hykrj Hlbbltt,Ektt Akgjakw, kbj _tlvl Jyl. Z`kbf yiu cir s`krplbgbn ey gjlkskbj sunnlstgbn hlttlr wkys ti oieeubgoktl t`le.

    G ke eist t`kbfcua cir ey wgcl, w`i bit ibay lboiurknlj elt`riun`iut t`l wrgtgbn priolss kbj rlkj t`l lbtgrl ekbusorgpt, hutoibtgbuls ti orlktl k aivgbn `iel gb w`go` ciaaiwgbn Mlsus ekflsplrclot slbsl ti iur t`rll o`gajrlb. Z`kbf yiu, Muagl, cir hrgbngbn

    si euo` miy ti iur miurbly.

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    ;?

    GBZXIJ\OZGIB=

    K CXGLBJAW ^KXBGBN

    Gke okun`t gb t`l egjjal. Ib ey rgn`t krl siel oibslrvktgvl

    O`rgstgkbs w`i jlekbj aiofstlp kaalngkbol ti t`lgr bkrriw jio-trgbka stktlelbts. Lvlb t`iun` G knrll wgt` ekby ic t`lgr oiboau-sgibs, t`ly krl bit sktgscglj ubalss G `iaj kaa ic t`lgr hlaglcs wgt`tlbkogty kbj olrtkgbty. Z`ly gbtlrprlt jiuhts, qulstgibs, ir lvlbkpprlogktgib cir t`l it`lr sgjl ks t`l cgrst sgnbs ic k aibn sagjl tiwkrjaghlrkagse.

    Ib ey alct krl siel pisteijlrb O`rgstgkbs w`i kttlept ti pryiplb t`l egbjs ic oibslrvktgvls hy qulstgibgbn ekby ic t`lgr trk-jgtgibka kssueptgibs. Hut t`l wky t`ly ictlb ni khiut gt icclrgbnblw kbj ubusuka gbtlrprltktgibs ic fly hghagoka tlxts, pifgbn `ialsgb oibslrvktgvl vglws w`gal ibay vknulay `gbtgbn kt t`lgr iwb pisg-tgibs, kbj hrus`gbn ksgjl jgccgouat qulstgibs ks ubwirt`y ic t`lgrkttlbtgib jgsorljgts t`lgr krnuelbts.

    Gts bit surprgsgbn t`kt jgkainul hltwllb t`lsl twi okeps tlbjsti jrgvl t`le curt`lr kpkrt. Lko` susplots t`kt t`l it`lr eky bit

    hl succgoglbtay O`rgstgkb= oibslrvktgvls clkr t`kt pisteijlrbs jibtokrl lbiun` khiut jiotrgbl, kbj pisteijlrbs t`gbf t`kt oibslr-vktgvls jibt okrl lbiun` khiut plipal. Oibslrvktgvls sky t`kt wleust hlaglvl gb Mlsus, w`gal pisteijlrbs sky gt ekttlrs eist t`kt wlagvl agfl ge. Z`gs hiif kttlepts ti hrgbn hit` sgjls tinlt`lr, lageg-bktgbn t`l lxtrlel vglws ic lko` pkrty kbj ubgtgbn t`le kriubj khghagoka olbtlr.

    Hlcirl G kjjrlss t`l gssuls t`kt jgvgjl us, siel rlkjlrs eky

    wkbt ti fbiw w`kt G elkb hy pisteijlrb kbj oibslrvktgvl. Cirt`lgr hlblcgt, `lrl krl t`l tip tlb sgnbs t`kt yiu egn`t hl lgt`lr.

    Wiu Egn`t Hl k Oibslrvktgvl O`rgstgkb Gc . . .

    ;4. Wiu `kvl `lkrj tlb slreibs ib t`l tlxt Trlko` t`l^irj crie elb w`i jgjbt.

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    JIBZ _ZIT HLAGLSGBN

    ;:

    7. Wiu o`llr cir t`l Oalvlakbj Okvkaglrs hlokusl t`ly krlalj hy Fgbn Mkels.

    0. Wiur o`uro` suppirts eirl t`kb twi `ubjrlj egssgib-krgls kt alss t`kb twlbty-cgvl jiaakrs plr eibt`.

    >. Wiu `kvl lvlr so`ljualj k husgblss elltgbn kctlr t`llvlbgbn slrvgol ib _uplr Hiwa _ubjky.

    3. Wiu swlkt w`lb yiu prlko`. . Gb k jlhktl wgt` Mkof Skb Gepl, yiuj agflay krnul

    t`kt t`l hlkr gs Kelrgok kbj t`l kbtgo`rgst gs Tkt

    Xihlrtsib. 3. Wiur prlko`lr must swirl, kbj gt sllelj kppriprgktl.

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    GBZXIJ\OZGIB= K CXGLBJAW ^KXBGBN

    ;

    hlaglvl t`kt t`l O`rgstgkb ckgt` gs agtlrkaay trul (l.n., Mlsus tieh gsbit lepty), hut t`kt gt stgaa tlko`ls us t`l hlst wky ti agvl. Mlsus ekybit hl t`l jgvgbl _ib w`i hirl iur sgbs, hut `gs jlkt` ib t`l orissjils tlko` us `iw ti aivl it`lrs. Gc wl ciaaiw `gs lxkepal kbj sko-rgcgogkaay slrvl it`lrs, t`lb wl tii wgaa hl o`gajrlb ic Nij, pigbtsic agn`t gb k jkrf wiraj.3

    Z`liaingoka oibslrvktgvls ippislj t`gs aghlrka rljuotgibgsekbj siun`t ti rloakge t`l trkjgtgibka hlaglcs ic t`l o`uro`. Alj hyTrgbotib t`liaingkbs O`krals @ijnl gb t`l bgbltllbt` olbtury,H. H. ^krcglaj kt t`l turb ic t`l olbtury, kbj M. Nrls`ke Eko`lb

    gb t`l ;784s oibslrvktgvls jlclbjlj w`kt t`ly okaalj t`l cubjk-elbtkas ic t`l ckgt`. Z`ly gbsgstlj t`kt aivgbn yiur blgn`hir wksbit lbiun`, hut t`kt O`rgstgkbs eust kasi hlaglvl gb t`l trut`cuablssic _orgpturl, t`l vgrngb hgrt` kbj jlgty ic O`rgst, `gs suhstgtutgibkryktiblelbt, kbj `gs agtlrka, p`ysgoka rlsurrlotgib kbj rlturb. Z`lslcubjkelbtkagsts wiuaj oibtgbul ti hlaglvl t`l iaj, iaj stiryic t`l nispla, rlnkrjalss ic `iw ubtlbkhal gt sllelj gb k eijlrb,bkturkagstgo wiraj. \bagfl t`lgr aghlrka oiubtlrpkrts, t`ly rlcuslj ti

    kooieeijktl t`l nispla ti oibtlepirkry ouaturl.>

    EW CIO\_= TI_ZEIJLXB KBJ AGHLXKA

    _gbol eijlrb/pisteijlrb kbj aghlrka/oibslrvktgvl kjjrlss jgcclr-lbt gssuls, gt gs pissghal ti egx kbj ekto` t`lsl oktlnirgls (sll cgn.4.;). K eijlrb O`rgstgkb eky hl lgt`lr k t`liaingoka aghlrka, suo`ks _o`alglreko`lr, ir k oibslrvktgvl, suo` ks @ijnl kbj ^krcglaj.

    Agflwgsl, k pisteijlrb O`rgstgkb eky hl t`liaingokaay oibslrvk-tgvl. G put eyslac gb t`gs oktlniry, cir w`gal G ke oibslrvktgvl w`lbgt oiels ti trkjgtgibka O`rgstgkb hlaglcs, G ke pisteijlrb ti t`llxtlbt t`kt G lep`ksgzl t`l gepirtkbol ic prlsuppisgtgibs (gbgtgkaplrsplotgvls ib t`l trut`), t`l Hghal ks bkrrktgvl, kbj t`l bllj cirt`l o`uro` ti hl k egssgibka oieeubgty t`kt `uehay slrvls it`lrswgt` oiepkssgib.

    _i bit kaa pisteijlrbs krl t`liaingoka aghlrkas. Bit hy k aibn

    s`it. Hut t`lrl gs sielt`gbn gb pisteijlrbgty t`kt tgats tiwkrjaghlrkagse. Hit` pisteijlrbgty kbj aghlrkagse tlbj ti ckvir niijhl`kvgir eirl t`kb rgn`t hlaglc pisteijlrbgty hlokusl t`l eij-lrb qulst cir rgn`t hlaglc alj ti vgialbol kbj ipprlssgib, kbj agh-lrkagse hlokusl soglbtgcgokaay gbcirelj eijlrbs oiuaj bi aibnlrhlaglvl w`kt t`ly rlkj gb _orgpturl. Tisteijlrbs lep`ksgzl niij

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    JIBZ _ZIT HLAGLSGBN

    ;0

    hl`kvgir ks kb kbtgjitl ti eijlrb knnrlssgib6 aghlrkas lep`ksgzlniij hl`kvgir hlokusl, kctlr lagegbktgbn hlaglc gb t`l suplrbkturka,gt gs kaa t`ly `kvl alct.

    Z`gs pisteijlrb turb tiwkrj aghlrkagse gs plbltrktgbn t`l

    lvkbnlagoka o`uro`. Ks G wgaa lxpakgb gb t`gs hiif, kb gborlksgbn

    buehlr ic pisteijlrb O`rgstgkbs krl prkotgogbn k aghlrka elt`ij=kooieeijktgbn t`l nispla ti oibtlepirkry ouaturl kbj lxprlssgbn

    nrlktlr oibolrb cir O`rgstgkb lt`gos t`kb gts trkjgtgibka jiotrgbls.Z`lsl pisteijlrb O`rgstgkbs okaa t`leslavls yiubnlr lvkb-

    nlagokas, pistoibslrvktgvls, kbj t`l lelrngbn o`uro`. G wgaa

    kvigj usgbn t`lsl tlres gb t`gs hiif, cir t`lsl hgn tlbt bkels gboaujleirl t`kb t`l ciouslj nriup G `kvl gb egbj. Cir lxkepal, Flvgb

    Skb`iizlr jlsorghls `geslac ks pistoibslrvktgvl, kbj Jkb Fge-

    hkaa, Ekrf Jrgsoiaa, kbj Mi`b Hurfl hlaibn ti t`l lelrngbn o`uro`,ylt ti ey fbiwaljnl bibl ic t`lsl alkb gb k aghlrka jgrlotgib.

    G wiuaj prlclr ti kvigj bkels katinlt`lr, cir ey nika gs bit tijlcgbl k olrtkgb slnelbt ic O`rgstgkbgty hut elrlay ti lxkegbl t`l

    splogcgo qulstgibs t`kt ekby pisteijlrb O`rgstgkbs krl ksfgbn. Gke gbtlrlstlj gb t`lgr oibolrbs, bit gb `iw ti akhla t`l plipal w`irkgsl t`le. _tgaa, sgbol gt slles prujlbt ti okaa t`gs nriup siel-

    t`gbn, G wgaa jgstgbnugs` t`le crie it`lr pisteijlrb O`rgstgkbswgt` t`l blutrka tlre pisteijlrb gbbivktirs. Z`gs bkel slleskppriprgktl, cir t`ly sky t`kt t`ly wkbt ti orlktl k blw fgbj ic

    O`rgstgkb w`i wgaa trkbsolbj trkjgtgibka o`uro` kbj t`liaingokahiubjkrgls. Gb s`irt, G ke usgbnpisteijlrb gbbivktirsti rlprlslbt

    w`kt G plrolgvl ti hl t`l alct wgbn ic t`l lelrngbn, pistoibslrvk-tgvl, ir yiubnlr lvkbnlagoka o`uro`.0

    Jlspgtl t`l sgegakrgtgls hltwllb pisteijlrb gbbivktirs kbj

    aghlrkagse, t`lrl gs kasi kb gepirtkbt jgcclrlbol. Ks `gbtlj khivl,t`l rlksib w`y t`lsl pisteijlrbs vkaul lt`gos eirl t`kb jiotrgbl

    jgcclrs sgnbgcgokbtay crie oakssgoka aghlrkagse. Tisteijlrb gbbi-

    vktirs oiubtlr eijlrbgtys vgialbol wgt` oiepkssgibktl gboausgv-

    gse kbj sgbol bit`gbn jgvgjls plipal qugoflr t`kb jgsputls khiutjiotrgbl, t`ly jlsgrl ti jiwbpaky t`l o`uro`s trkjgtgibka hlaglcs gbt`l bkel ic O`rgstgkb aivl.7Z`gs gs k euo` hlttlr rlksib t`kb t`kt

    ngvlb hy eijlrb aghlrkas, w`i, hlsgjls t`lgr knrllelbt t`kt Jio-

    trgbl jgvgjls6 aivl ubgtls, prgekrgay jgsokrj oibvlbtgibka jiotrgblshlokusl t`ly jlby t`l suplrbkturka.

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    GBZXIJ\OZGIB= K CXGLBJAW ^KXBGBN

    ;7

    Eist gepirtkbt, kat`iun` pisteijlrb gbbivktirs krl trlbj-gbn aghlrka, eist kvl bit ylt rlko`lj aghlrkagses oiboausgibs. Z`ly

    stgaa hlaglvl gb t`l Zrgbgty, t`l jlgty ic O`rgst, `gs rlsurrlotgib kbj

    rlturb, kbj ekby it`lr O`rgstgkb hlaglcs t`kt aghlrkas `kvl `gstirg-okaay jlbglj.

    Aghlrka

    Lt`gos 2 Jiotrgbl=

    hlokusl t`ly jlby

    t`l suplrbkturka

    Lt`gos 2 Jiotrgbl=

    hlokusl trut` oakges

    prijuol vgialbolTisteijlrb gbbivktirs

    Oibslrvktgvl

    Jiotrgbl 2 Lt`gos=

    hlokusl wl krl bit skvlj

    hy iur niij wirfs hut hy

    hlaglvgbn gb Mlsus

    Jiotrgbl & Lt`gos=

    hlokusl hit` krl

    lsslbtgka cir t`lO`rgstgkb agcl

    Sglw ic t`gs hiif

    Eijlrbgty Tisteijlrbgty

    Cgn. 4.;. Oibtlepirkry Tlrsplotgvls ib Jiotrgbl kbj Lt`gos

    _i G gbtlbj t`gs hiif ks k crglbjay wkrbgbn. Ekby ic t`l alkj-lrs w`ie G quitl gb t`gs hiif krl crglbjs w`ie G aivl kbj rlsplot.

    Z`gs gs w`y G ibay ogtl hy bkel w`kt t`ly `kvl put gb prgbt, o`iis-

    gbn ti fllp kbibyeius kby oibtrivlrsgka oieelbts `lkrj gb alsscireka slttgbns, suo` ks aloturls kbj slreibs. G ke t`kbfcua cir

    t`lgr lep`ksgs ib kut`lbtgo O`rgstgkb agvgbn. Z`lgr vgsgib cir w`kt

    t`l o`uro` okb hloiel gs hit` lx`gakrktgbn kbj o`kaalbngbn.Ey ibay oibolrb, kbj t`l pigbt G wgaa prlss gb t`gs hiif, gs

    t`kt t`lgr qulst ti oirrlot t`l khusls ic prlvgius nlblrktgibs eustbit alkj t`le ti lrr ib t`l ippisgtl lxtrlel. Tlr`kps iur pkrlbtslep`ksgzlj rgn`t hlaglc eirl t`kb niij hl`kvgir, hut t`kt eust bithloiel kb lxousl ti tlko` niij hl`kvgir kt t`l lxplbsl ic rgn`t

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    JIBZ _ZIT HLAGLSGBN

    84

    hlaglc. Gc wl oibtgbul jiwb t`gs rikj, gt eky bit hl aibn ubtga iuraghlrka elt`ij alkjs ti aghlrka oiboausgibs.

    Kut`lbtgo O`rgstgkbgty jlekbjs iur `lkj, `lkrt, kbj `kbjs.Iur akhir cir O`rgst caiws crie iur aivl cir `ge, w`go` okb krgslibay w`lb wl fbiw kbj t`gbf rgn`tay khiut `ge. Nlbugbl O`rgs-tgkbs blvlr stip slrvgbn, hlokusl t`ly blvlr stip aivgbn, kbj t`lyblvlr stip aivgbn, hlokusl t`ly blvlr stip hlaglvgbn.

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    8;

    O@KTZLX ;

    K BL^ FGBJ IC O@XG_ZGKB

    Gt oiels jiwb ti t`gs= ^`kt fgbj ic ckgt` krl wl pkssgbn ib ti

    iur o`gajrlb9 Ey crglbj wks lxpakgbgbn w`y `gs ckegay `kjalct t`lgr oibvlbtgibka o`uro` ti stkrt k `iusl o`uro`, kbj G oie-paltlay ubjlrstiij. ^l `kj hllb rkgslj gb trkjgtgibka ckegagls w`ikttlbjlj o`uro` t`rll tgels plr wllf kbj hlaglvlj t`kt t`isl w`ikttlbjlj alss wlrl hkrlay skvlj kbj t`isl w`i jgj bit oiel kt kaaprihkhay wlrl nigbn ti `laa.

    Hut sielt`gbn `ks o`kbnlj sgbol wl wlrl o`gajrlb. Nigbn ti

    o`uro` gs stgaa gepirtkbt, hut gt bi aibnlr slles lbiun`. l ji bitwkbt iur o`gajrlb ti lquktl t`l O`rgstgkb agcl wgt` sgttgbn t`riun`slreibs. ^l wkbt iur ckegagls ti prkotgol iur O`rgstgkbgty, ti clljt`l piir, hrgbn mustgol ti t`l ipprlsslj, kbj s`krl iur agvls wgt` koieeubgty ic claaiw trkvlalrs w`i lehrkol us must ks wl krl. ^lvkaul t`l O`rgstgkb agcl ks euo` ks t`l O`rgstgkb ckgt`.

    Hut bit eirl t`kb. Z`l `gstiry ic t`l o`uro` gs k slrgls ic plb-juaue swgbns, kbj rgn`t biw t`l eielbtue slles lkjlj tiwkrj

    O`rgstgkb prkotgol kbj kwky crie O`rgstgkb hlaglc. Z`gs hiif gs kbkrnuelbt cir hit`.;

    K cirelr tlko`lr ictlb rlegbjlj el t`kt O`rgstgkbgty gs k agv-gbn ckgt`, kbj kaa agvgbn t`gbns eust nriw. Agfl k o`gaj w`i rlko`lskjialsolbol kbj t`lb ekturls gbti kb kjuat, si iur ubjlrstkbjgbnic Nij jlvlaips koriss tgel. Ks t`lrl gs hit` oibtgbugty kbj o`kbnlks k hiy nriws gbti k ekb, si iur prlslbt prioakektgib ic t`l nispla

    eust hl riitlj gb o`uro` trkjgtgib lvlb ks gt surpkssls w`kt okelhlcirl.

    Ey tlko`lr wkrblj t`kt gc wl stip nriwgbn gc wl elrlayrlplkt w`kt wl `kvl skgj gb t`l pkst t`lb wl wgaa lvlbtukaay aislt`l nispla. G jgj bit ubjlrstkbj w`kt `l elkbt, cir G wks yiubnlbiun` ti `kvl fbiwb ibay ibl fgbj ic wiraj. Z`l ckgt` t`kt G `kj

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    JIBZ _ZIT HLAGLSGBN

    88

    alkrblj crie ey pkrlbts stgaa sllelj palbty rlalvkbt. ^`y eust Go`kbnl9

    G eust hl nlttgbn iajlr, cir G ke biw lxplrglbogbn t`l cgrstwgjlsprlkj ouaturka o`kbnl ic ey agcl. Ey stujlbts krl ksfgbn blwkbj gbtlrlstgbn qulstgibs. Hlaglcs t`kt uslj ti hl kssuelj krl biwiplb cir jgsoussgib. Oakssriie oibvlrsktgibs krl pkssgibktl kbjgepirtkbt. Hlgbn k priclssir `ks blvlr hllb eirl lxogtgbn.

    Hut gt gs kasi k hgt sokry. `gal G lbmiy iur jgkainuls kbj kjegrley stujlbts lbt`usgkse, G ke oibolrblj khiut w`lrl t`lgr qulstegn`t alkj. Z`ly rgn`tay rlmlot t`l bkrriw cubjkelbtkagse ic t`lgr

    pkrlbts nlblrktgib gb w`go` hlaglcs khiut hkptgse, siogka jrgbf-gbn, kbj t`l prlegaalbbgka, prltrghuaktgibka rlturb ic O`rgst ictlbsllelj ks gepirtkbt ks t`l jiotrgbls ic t`l Zrgbgty kbj t`l jlgtyic O`rgst.

    Hut sieltgels t`lgr nlblrius spgrgt slles ti strlto` tii ckr. Gtgs ibl t`gbn ti mlttgsib k cirelr nlblrktgibs kjjgtgibs ti t`l O`rgs-tgkb trkjgtgib6 gt gs qugtl kbit`lr ti qulstgib ciubjktgibka lalelbtsic t`kt trkjgtgib. ^l eust ji t`l cirelr ti iwb kbj lehijy t`l

    nispla cir iur jky. l eust kvigj t`l akttlr, ir wl wgaa aisl t`l vlrynispla wl krl kttleptgbn ti kppay.

    Z@L EIXL Z@GBN_ O@KBNL,

    Z@L EIXL Z@LW _ZKW Z@L _KEL

    Gb ey stujlbts jlclbsl, eist krl elrlay kppaygbn ey elbtirst`liaingoka rual= ti rlekgb ckgt`cua ti t`l nispla wl eust rlnuakray

    upjktl iur ubjlrstkbjgbn ic gt. ^l okbt elrlay rlplkt t`l iaj, iajstiry gb t`l skel iaj wky. Zi sky t`l skel t`gbn wl `kvl kawkys skgjgs bit hlgbn ckgt`cua ti t`l nispla6 gt gs ti cissgagzl gt.8

    Ibl wky wl upjktl iur ubjlrstkbjgbn ic t`l nispla gs ti gboir-pirktl gepirtkbt gbsgn`ts crie ouaturl. Z`l eirl wl alkrb khiutNijs wiraj, t`l eirl koourktlay wl okb gbtlrprlt Nijs ^irj.Oibsgjlr `iw t`l ciaaiwgbn ouaturka jlvlaipelbts `kvl lb`kboljiur plrsplotgvl ib t`l O`rgstgkb ckgt`.

    _oglbol.Oiplrbgouss jgsoivlry t`kt t`l lkrt` rlviavls kriubjt`l sub lbkhals us ti priplray gbtlrprlt Tskae 7?=;= Z`l wiraj gscgreay lstkhags`lj6 gt okbbit hl eivlj. Gb Oiplrbgouss jky, eistO`rgstgkbs tiif t`gs vlrsl ks priic t`kt t`l lkrt` gs t`l stktgibkryolbtlr ic t`l ubgvlrsl. Lvlb Ekrtgb Aut`lr orgtgogzlj Oiplrbgouscir kaaiwgbn `gs blwckbnalj vglw ic t`l wiraj ti oibtrkjgot _orgp-

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    O@KTZLX ;= K BL^ FGBJ IC O@XG_ZGKB

    8?

    turl.?^`gal k clw suo` jgbiskurs stgaa lxgst, eist O`rgstgkbs tijkyrgn`tay rlkj Tskae 7?=; bit ks k soglbtgcgo jlsorgptgib ic t`l lkrt`sgeeivkhgagty hut ks k piltgo priegsl ic Nijs privgsgib cir gs orl-ktgib (cuaa jgsoaisurl= ey slvlbt`-nrkjl soglbol ckgr primlot krnuljcir nliolbtrgogty ib t`l hksgs ic _orgpturl kbj k clw kaalnktgibs criet`l cubjkelbtkagst crgbnl ic soglbol kb lehkrrkssgbn hubo` icqukoflry t`kt siel`iw rlolgvlj k rlj rghhib!).

    Tiagtgos. Ekby bgbltllbt`-olbtury Kelrgokbs uslj Tkuasoieekbjs t`kt sakvls s`iuaj ihly t`lgr ekstlrs ks hghagoka sup-pirt cir sakvlry.:Hut biw, gb pkrt jul ti iur oiubtrys lep`ksgs ib

    jleiorkoy kbj uekb rgn`ts, bi ibl iutsgjl ic kb iooksgibka w`gtlsuprlekogst usls t`l Hghal ti oibjibl sakvlry.@gstiry.\btga rlolbtay eist t`liaingkbs hlaglvlj t`kt Nij gs

    gepkssghal, elkbgbn t`kt l jils bit lxplrglbol leitgibs (k sgnb icwlkfblss cir kb iebgpitlbt kbj lxtrlelay rktgibka Nij). Zypgokags Kbslae, w`i, gb kb lalvlbt`-olbtury prkylr ti Nij, writl t`ktwl eky clla t`l lcclot ic Wiur elroy, hut Wiu ji bit lxplrglbolt`l cllagbn. . . . Wiu ji bit lxplrglbol kby cllagbn ic oiepkssgib cir

    egslry.

    OIEE\BGOKZL ^GZ@I\Z OIETXIEG_L

    _i wl eust rlkj _orgpturl gb ibl `kbj wgt` k blwspkplr, tlxthiif,

    ir tlalsoipl gb t`l it`lr. Z`l eirl wl alkrb khiut Nijs wiraj, t`lhlttlr wl okb ubjlrstkbj Nijs ^irj, kbj t`l eirl lksgay wl okbhrgbn t`l twi tinlt`lr. Z`gs gs sielt`gbn wl eust ji.

    Hut gt gs k jkbnlrius mih. Lvlry ouaturl gs ckaalb, kbj lvlry ksplotic iur wiraj gs cakwlj (gboaujgbn iur gbtlrprltktgib ic _orgpturl).Z`l skel ouaturl t`kt jlagvlrs crls` gbsgn`ts gbti t`l nispla eky

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    O@KTZLX ;= K BL^ FGBJ IC O@XG_ZGKB

    8

    _i kutibiey elkbs slac-akw. Kutibieius p`gaisip`lrs usljt`lgr iwb egbjs ti jltlregbl w`kt gs trul kbj ckasl rkt`lr t`kbtkfl kbit`lrs wirj cir gt lsplogkaay gc t`kt it`lr wks t`l o`uro`ir _orgpturl. Z`gs bllj ti privl lvlryt`gbn `laplj prijuol t`l sog-lbtgcgo elt`ij, w`go`, t`iun` lbireiusay hlblcgogka ti iur wiraj,wks alt`ka w`lb turblj ib t`l O`rgstgkb ckgt`.

    Kutibieius rlkjlrs ic _orgpturl soicclj kt gts suplrbkturkapkrts. Gt wks lksglr ti hlaglvl t`kt Mlsus wks sgepay k niij ekbw`isl ciaaiwlrs hlktgcglj `ge kctlr `gs jlkt` t`kb ti t`gbf `l wkskotukaay Nij w`i wkaflj ib wktlr, clj t`iuskbjs crie k hiys

    aubo`, kbj risl crie t`l jlkj. Z`l rlsuat wks aghlrka O`rgstgkbgty,k blutlrlj ckgt` t`kt ciaaiwlj _orgpturls eirka alssibs lvlb ks gtjgsegsslj gts egrkoal stirgls.

    Oibslrvktgvls selaalj `lrlsy kbj gbsgstlj ib t`l oiepaltltrut`cuablss ic _orgpturl, hut ictlb gb k wky t`kt kasi okpgtuaktljti t`l eijlrb egbj. ^l trlktlj Nij ks gc `l wlrl kb ihmlot icsoglbol, rljuogbn `ge ti k slt ic ckots, iur wirs`gp slrvgols ti kbgbcirektgib juep w`lrl wl alkrb t`lsl ckots, kbj t`l nispla ti ciur

    spgrgtuka akws (elkbt ti oirrlspibj ti t`l bkturka akws ic soglbol).^l `kj t`l kbswlrs kbj wlrlbt euo` gbtlrlstlj gb wrlstagbn wgt`t`l qulstgibs. Gc eijlrb soglbol oiuaj hl olrtkgb ic gts ckots, t`lbwl eust kasi hl surl ic w`kt wl hlaglvlj. Ekby ic us nrlw up gbo`uro`ls w`lrl hlyibj t`l s`kjiw ic k jiuht wks spiflb ks iblwirj, ks gb G fbiw Ge skvlj, hlyibj-t`l-s`kjiw-ic-k-jiuht!

    Bit ibay wlrl wl surl ic w`kt wl hlaglvlj, hut kasi wl t`iun`twl oiuaj privl t`l ckgt` ti it`lrs. ^l `kj krnuelbts lvgjlbolt`kt jlekbjs k vlrjgot t`kt lksgay lstkhags`lj t`l lxgstlbol icNij, t`kt Mlsus wks `gs _ib, kbj t`kt t`l Hghal wks `gs rlvlaktgib.Ngvl us k clw egbutls, kbj wl oiuaj privl ti kbyibl t`kt Mlsusrisl crie t`l nrkvl. _lnul ti t`l ciur spgrgtuka akws, kbj iur ivlr-ekto`lj crglbj wiuaj siib rlogtl t`l sgbblrs prkylr ti gbvgtl Mlsusgbti `lr `lkrt, kbit`lr oibvlrt ti iur eijlrb cire ic O`rgstgkbgty.Hut agfl Kqugbks wgt` Krgstital, must w`lb wl nit rlkaay niij kt iur

    eijlrb ckgt`, t`l wiraj o`kbnlj.

    :. Tisteijlrb O`uro`

    ^l krl biw lbtlrgbn k blw knl, kb knl si yiubn t`kt wl jibt lvlbfbiw ylt w`kt ti okaa gt, si wl must sky gt gs pisteijlrb t`l knl

    t`kt oiels kctlr kbj gs sielw`kt orgtgoka ic t`l eijlrb plrgij.

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    JIBZ _ZIT HLAGLSGBN

    80

    l biw rlkagzl t`kt t`l eijlrb kttlept ti jgspkssgibktlay jgsoivlrihmlotgvl ckots t`kt lvlryibl wiuaj koolpt wks k hgt bkgvl. Lvlryslkro` cir fbiwaljnl gs oiairlj hy t`l plrsplotgvl ic t`l plrsibekfgbn t`l gbqugry. Gs koupuboturl niij eljgogbl9 _`iuaj Grkb`kvl buoalkr wlkpibs9 @iw s`iuaj G aiwlr ey o`ialstlria9 ^`galeist ic us eky qugofay kbj lksgay kbswlr lko` qulstgib (Bi, Biwky! kbj Agpgtir), wl krl kasi kwkrl t`kt it`lrs, sky O`gblsl geeg-nrkbts agvgbn gb Grkb, eky kbswlr jgcclrlbtay (Wls, Wls, kbj rlj ylkstrgol). Iur tkfl ib t`l trut` gs gbcaulbolj hy, keibn it`lr t`gbns,iur plrsibkagty, w`lrl kbj `iw wl wlrl rkgslj, kbj ti w`go` oie-

    eubgty wl hlaibn.Hut t`l eijlrb wiraj wks bit ibay bkgvl6 gt wks kasi bkun`ty.

    Ekby eijlrb plipal hlaglvlj t`kt t`ly `kj ciubj t`l trut` kbjt`kt t`ly oiuaj jleibstrktl gt ti it`lrs. Z`isl w`i rlcuslj ti hlljuoktlj kbj sll t`gbns t`l rgn`t wky `kj ti hl pubgs`lj. Kctlr kaa,yiu okbt kaaiw k clw ciit-jrknngbn jgewgts ti `iaj lvlryibl laslhkof, okb yiu9 _i w`gtl plipal uslj t`lgr suppislj suplrgirgty ti

    ipprlss hakofs, elb jiegbktlj wielb, kbj t`l wlkat`y ^lstlrbwiraj oiaibgzlj kbj paubjlrlj t`l rlsiurols crie t`l (plrolgvljti hl) ubouaturlj bktgvls ic t`l jlvlaipgbn wiraj.

    Lehkrrksslj hy t`gs `gstiry ic khusl, pisteijlrb yiut` strgvlti lehrkol lvlryibl, lsplogkaay t`isl w`i krl jgcclrlbt ir jgslb-

    crkbo`gslj. Gc t`lgr pkrlbts oakge ti fbiwaljnl nkvl t`le piwlrti `urt it`lrs, t`lb t`l surlst wky ti stip t`l khusl gs ti qulstgibkbyibls koolss ti ihmlotgvl, ubgvlrska ckots. Xkt`lr t`kb oakge kb

    gbsgjl trkof ib rgn`t kbj wribn, trut` kbj ckasl`iij, wl s`iuajkoolpt kbj lvlb olalhrktl iur jgcclrlbols. Alt k t`iuskbj caiwlrshaiie! Lvlry vigol eust kvl gts sky, t`l eirl jgvlrsl t`l hlttlr, cirks wl agstlb ti vkrgius plrsplotgvls, wl wgaa kpprlogktl w`lrl t`lykrl oiegbn crie kbj alkrb bit ti orgtgogzl. Z`l ibl Hghal vlrsl t`ktlvlryibl tijky slles ti quitl (kbj egsquitl) gs Ektt`lw >=; Jibit mujnl, ir yiu tii wgaa hl mujnlj.

    Ks wgt` prlvgius lrks, si iur pisteijlrb knl prlslbts nrlktippirtubgty kbj nrkvl plrga cir t`l o`uro` (sll cgn. ;.;). Ib t`l paussgjl, wl knrll wgt` iur ouaturl t`kt plrsibka plrsplotgvls akrnlayjltlregbl `iw wl gbtlrprlt rlkagty. Z`gs gs w`y wl bllj t`l @iay_pgrgt, cir ibay `l okb trkbscire iur hgksls ubtga t`ly oibcireti Nijs ^irj kbj si priplray gbtlrprlt Nijs wiraj. \btga it`-

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    87

    lrs rlolgvl t`gs wirf ic Nij, wl okbbit lxplot t`le ti sll t`gbnslbtgrlay iur wky.

    Kbj w`i okb krnul wgt` t`l pisteijlrb orgtgqul t`kt t`islgb t`l fbiw `kvl ictlb uslj t`lgr pisgtgib ti ipprlss t`l wlkf9O`rgstgkbs s`iuaj hl alkjgbn t`l o`krnl knkgbst t`gs khusl ic piwlr,cir wl oakge ti ciaaiw k _kvgir w`i uehay hlcrglbjlj t`isl ib t`liutsgjl aiifgbn gb, w`lt`lr wielb, alplrs, ir tkx oiaalotirs. Z`lZrgbgty gtslac suppagls t`l eijla cir gboausgvl aivl t`rll plrsibsw`i skorgcgol t`lgr iwb jlsgrls si t`l it`lrs egn`t caiurgs` (sllo`kp. ?).;7Kbj gts `krj ti rlkj euo` ic t`l wrgtgbn ic t`l Iaj Zls-

    tkelbt prip`lts wgt`iut `lkrgbn Nijs rlplktlj wkrbgbn ti wkto`iut cir t`isl w`i okbt wkto` iut cir t`leslavls. _i ckr si niij.

    Hut iur ouaturls prgirgty ib tialrkbol okb ni tii ckr. Gc wl krlnigbn ti aivl kbj lehrkol plipal w`i krl jgcclrlbt, si t`l t`gbfgbnnils, t`lb wl s`iuaj kasi alkrb ti tialrktl t`lgr hlaglcs. @iw okb Gsky G koolpt yiu gc G rlmlot t`isl t`gbns, suo` ks rlagngib, t`kt agl ktt`l oirl ic w`i yiu krl9 `i ke G ti sky t`kt yiu eust hlaglvl w`kt

    G hlaglvl ti hl koolptlj hy Nij9Kbj w`y eust wl t`gbf t`kt hlaglcs ekttlr t`kt euo` kbywky9Tisteijlrbs krnul t`kt gc t`l eijlrb wiraj (kbj 7/;;) tkun`t uskbyt`gbn, gts t`kt t`isl w`i oakge ti fbiw t`l trut` krl typgokaay

    k t`rlkt ti it`lrs. Hlttlr ti cious ib `iw wl agvl rkt`lr t`kb w`ktwl hlaglvl. Kctlr kaa, gts bit ks gc ib mujnelbt jky Nij gs nigbn tiiplb iur hrkgbs ti o`lof w`lt`lr wl okb vlrhkagzl t`l rgn`t ckotskhiut `ge.84Hut `l wgaa mujnl us kooirjgbn ti iur kotgibs jgj

    wl aivl iur blgn`hir ks iurslavls9 Ks aibn ks wl krl jigbn t`kt,jils gt rlkaay ekttlr `iw wl nit t`lrl w`lt`lr hy ciaaiwgbn Mlsus,Ei`keelj, ir t`l Jkakg Akek9

    @I^ E\O@ ZIALXKBOL9

    Bit t`kt G ke knkgbst tialrkbol. Gt gs k blolsskry vgrtul ciubj gblvlry ckolt ic agcl. Cir gbstkbol, t`l w`llas ib k okr `kvl k nrlksl

    tialrkbol. ^`lb elo`kbgos tgn`tlb t`l but ib k w`lla hlkrgbn,t`ly hkof icc t`l but k qukrtlr turb ti kaaiw nrlksl ti auhrgoktl t`lhlkrgbn.8;Z`l elo`kbgo w`i cirnlts ti hkof icc t`l but kbj kaaiwcir k nrlksl tialrkbol gs agfl siel oibslrvktgvl O`rgstgkbs. Z`lygbsgst t`kt lvlry hlaglc gs gepirtkbt kbj ji bit ngvl it`lrs riie tihrlkt`l, ti jgcclr lvlb ib egbir gssuls. Akofgbn succgoglbt nrkol ti

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    ?4

    auhrgoktl t`lgr agvls, eltka nrgbjs ib eltka ubtga t`lgr w`llas ivlr-`lkt kbj lvlbtukaay slgzl up, orgppagbn t`lgr ckgt`.

    Lkray O`uro`Eljglvka

    O`uro`

    Eijlrb

    O`uro`

    Tisteijlrb

    O`uro`

    Oie

    eubgoktgib \slj Nrllf

    akbnuknl kbj

    p`gaisip`y cir

    Blw Zlstkelbt,

    Zrgbgty, kbjlvkbnlagse

    \slj

    Krgstitlagkb

    p`gaisip`y

    ti oiepltl wgt`Gsake

    \slj rgsgbn

    gbjgvgjukagse

    ti o`kaalbnl

    kut`irgty kbj

    gnbgtl t`lXlcirektgib

    @uehay kjegt

    iur jlplbjlbol

    ib t`l @iay

    _pgrgt ti fbiw

    trut` kbj aivl

    t`isl w`i krljgcclrlbt kbj

    jgslbcrkbo`gslj

    Oiepriegsl

    Trijuolj k

    Taktibgo vglwic t`l Hghal,

    Nij, `uekbgty,

    t`l wiraj, kbj

    skavktgib

    Jgsorljgtlj

    w`lb Krgstitals

    wirajvglw wks

    jgsprivlj hyOiplrbgous,

    Flpalr, ^gaagke

    ic Iof`ke,

    Jlsokrtls, kbj

    Nkagali

    Alj aghlrkas ti

    jlby t`l suplr-

    bkturka kbjoibslrvktgvls ti

    gnbirl trkjgtgib

    kbj rljuol t`l

    nispla ti k slt ic

    ckots

    Zii euo` ic t`l

    wribn fgbj ictialrkbol lageg-

    bktls kaa oakges

    ti trut`

    Cgn. ;.;. O`kaalbnls ic Ouaturl

    Xlolbtay G lxgtlj kb gbtlrstktl hl`gbj k Hugof t`kt spirtlj khueplr stgoflr wgt` k oriss kbj t`l wirjs Zrut`, bit tialrkbol.Ks wl turblj ibti t`l Lkst Hlatagbl, wl pksslj k yiubn ekb jrlssljgb Nit` kttgrl wgt` spgflj `kgr, fbllagbn ib t`l sgjlwkaf ti agn`t `gsognkrlttl knkgbst t`l wgbj. G wkto`lj ks t`l pauep jrgvlr aiiflj

    gb `lr rlkrvglw egrrir kbj ekjl w`kt kpplkrlj ti hl k skrokstgooieelbt ti `lr claaiw pksslbnlrs, w`i turblj kbj akun`lj kt t`lpiir jlnlblrktl iutsgjl. Gb t`kt eielbt G okun`t k nagepsl ic t`lunay ubjlrhlaay ic oibslrvktgvl O`rgstgkbgty, t`l kgr ic gbtialrkbtsuplrgirgty t`kt ekfls el wibjlr gc Mlsus cllas oaislr ti t`l claaiwiutsgjl t`kb ti `gs suppislj ciaaiwlrs gbsgjl t`l okr.

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    O@KTZLX ;= K BL^ FGBJ IC O@XG_ZGKB

    Gc oibslrvktgvl O`rgstgkbs sieltgels akof lbiun` tialrkbol,siel pisteijlrb O`rgstgkbs slle agfl t`l elo`kbgo w`i hkofsicc t`l w`lla but tii ckr. Z`lsl pisteijlrb gbbivktirs slle sitialrkbt t`kt w`kt t`ly krl jrgvgbn bi aibnlr rlslehals `gstirgoO`rgstgkbgty. Z`ly plregt si euo` paky t`kt t`lgr w`llas wihhalcrie t`l hlngbbgbn kbj, w`lb t`ly `gt k pit`ial, eky qugofay ckaaicc kbj jgskhal t`lgr ckgt`.

    Z`gs hiif sllfs ti kvigj t`l eist lxtrlel cires ic hit` oib-slrvktgvl kbj pisteijlrb O`rgstgkbgty kbj `gt t`l swllt spit ickppriprgktl tialrkbol. Knkgbst siel oibslrvktgvls, bit lvlry hlaglc gs

    lqukaay lsslbtgka, kbj must hlokusl sielibl jgsknrlls wgt` yiu jilsbit elkb t`kt l ir s`l ks stipplj hlaglvgbn t`l Hghal. Xlelehlr,ekby ic iur yiubnlr lvkbnlagokas krl rlkotgbn knkgbst yiu. Z`ly`kvl hllb rkgslj gb yiur o`uro`ls, kbj t`ly krl bit geprlsslj wgt`t`l lxplrglbol. Wiu kvl ivlrsiaj siel ic yiur hlaglcs, kbj yiu okbalkrb crie t`lgr plrsplotgvl.

    Knkgbst siel pisteijlrb gbbivktirs, hlgbn k o`gaj ic Nijgbviavls eirl t`kb elrlay hlgbn k niij plrsib. Wiu rgn`tay bitl

    t`kt aivgbn kotgibs krl lsslbtgka, hut w`kt khiut t`l splogcgo, `gs-tirgo jiotrgbls ic t`l O`rgstgkb ckgt`9 Jibt yiu kasi `kvl ti hlaglvlsielt`gbn ti lbtlr t`l fgbnjie ic Nij9

    Z`gs hiif lxkegbls t`l jgsputlj gssuls hltwllb oibslrvktgvlO`rgstgkbs kbj pisteijlrb gbbivktirs= ^`kt jils gt elkb ti hl kO`rgstgkb, kbj `iw ji yiu hloiel ibl9 ^`kt krl wl khal ti fbiw9Gb w`kt slbsl gs t`l Hghal trul9 Krl plipal niij ir hkj9 ^`kt krl

    t`l o`glc sgbs ic iur jky9 @iw jils t`l ktiblelbt wirf9 Okb plipalhlaibn ti t`l o`uro` hlcirl t`ly hlaglvl9 Ji it`lr rlagngibs pkrtgog-pktl gb t`l fgbnjie ic Nij9 kbj ^`kt s`iuaj wl t`gbf khiut `laa9

    Lko` o`kptlr prlslbts k oieeib oibslrvktgvl lxtrlel kbj kpisteijlrb ivlroirrlotgib, t`lb oaisls wgt` w`kt G hlaglvl gs t`loirrlot, hghagoka vglw. G wgaa cgbj oieeib nriubj w`lblvlr pissghal,cir ictlb w`kt wl knrll ib gs eirl gepirtkbt t`kb w`kt wl ji bit.Gc ey plrsplotgvl oiuaj cgt ib k hueplr stgoflr (bit k niij ielb cir

    kbyibls vglw), gt wiuaj bit rlkj, Zrut`, bittialrkbol, hut Zrut`kbjtialrkbol. Ir, ks t`l oakssgo O`rgstgkb eitti puts gt= Gb lsslb-tgkas, ubgty6 gb biblsslbtgkas, aghlrty6 gb kaa t`gbns, o`krgty.